The prolonged death of Australian Auto Manufacturing

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Originally Posted by b0son

I think at best, they could have bought themselves some more time. I don't think there's anything unreasonable, however, of wages falling to basic Australian manufacturing award levels if that's all the profitability of that industry allows. Take it or leave it.

This was the crux of the dispute at Toyota. Toyota wanted to approach the workers directly to take a vote on wages. I don't doubt that faced with the prospect of no job, many would have accepted it. Instead, the union killed the proposal, and the factory decided to shut its doors instead.

When the workers eventually hold their hands out wanting assistance, I wonder how much of the tens of millions their union is sitting on, will be offered to help .....

this is only my opinion , but your comments make me sick !!!

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Originally Posted by b0son

They still get paid well above a manufacturing award rate. They haven't been screwed over by any stretch of the imagination. FFS, the employer has to pay for them to get union rep training, and the union gets to dictate how many of said employees get to be reps.



And you can put the job out to tender if you desire. That's competition. Could Holden simply lock their employees out and replace them all with new workers that were happy to work for less?

this is a self fullfilling prophecy . if there werent people with your attitude wanting to ruin the world . masses of people wouldnt get together to fight for fairness and a life worth living .